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Good evening does anyone have a RA for a pregnant woman , I could take a look at, thank you
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We don't risk assess pregnancy. Proper approach described here:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/mothers/faqs.htm
"there is actually no legal requirement to conduct a specific, separate risk assessment for new and expectant mothers".
...and there never was.
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Except in the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999
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A risk assessment for a pregnant woman makes it sound as if pregnant women are a hazard!
The HSE site indicated by Ron contains all the information you need.
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Kate wrote:A risk assessment for a pregnant woman makes it sound as if pregnant women are a hazard!
The HSE site indicated by Ron contains all the information you need.
Thank you all for your replies and information
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John J wrote:Except in the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999
Not quite. Note that the very specific requirements of Regulation 8(5) are "without prejudice" to the overarching requirements of Regulation 8(1), and neither require a specific 'pregnancy' risk assessment.
As with all relevant workplace hazards, the foetus may be at particular risk in the very earliest stages of development, before the mother is aware of the pregnancy. The duty of the employer extends to protecting the unborn child at that stage.
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So do we expect the employer to be aware of the pregnancy before the mother is?
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The employer is required to consider risk in the context of all women in his employ who are of child-bearing age.
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https://osha.europa.eu/e...isions/osh-directives/10
Work down to the bottom:
Communication from the Commission on the guidelines on the assessment of the chemical, physical and biological agents and industrial processes considered hazardous for the safety or health of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding, COM/2000/0466 final
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ron hunter wrote:The employer is required to consider risk in the context of all women in his employ who are of child-bearing age.
The risk of what Ron?
Where can the authority for the proposition found?
Jon
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ron hunter wrote:The employer is required to consider risk in the context of all women in his employ who are of child-bearing age.
The risk of what Ron?
Where can the authority for the proposition found?
Jon
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Where can the authority for the proposition be found.
Missed out "be"
How useful an edit button would be!
Jon
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In the Management of Helath and Safety at Work Regulations, regulation 16.
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I have one if still required
But just to add comment about all the comments and regulation mumbo jumbo, surely the 'duty of care' and just 'morally' are the reasons to carry out risk assessments for our fellow colleagues who are pregnant.
Being a man I can't pretend to know what a progressing pregnancy feels like but a new and expectant mothers risk assessment is based on 'what support can be provided' at all stages of the pregnancy and the return to work period.
Is Health and Safety not about common sense or all about black and white guidelines!!!
Good luck
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